Pink and Black Attack

I didn't really know what else to call it and no, it has nothing to do with Bret Hart.  If you don't know what that means, no stress.  Google it.  lol  So pink and black are not really colors that I particularly like together, mainly because I don't like pink.  However, I wanted to do something fun with Orly Oh Cabana Boy.

So there it is.  This was a really fun mani for me eventhough it's definitely different.  I used striping tape over my bare nail (with base coat actually) in a diamond pattern and then painted two quick and thick coats of Orly Oh Cabana Boy over that.  Where the lines cross I just put black dots and couple of black "pearls" on each nail just for fun.  On my pinky and pointer fingers I painted one coat of Zoya Avery and while it was still wet I dipped my nails in some black beads from Finger Paints.  I think it's called Sweet Tooth.  They were available at Sally's a while ago but I haven't seen them recently.

So yeah!  That's my quick, fun mani that I got to wear for about 2 hours before all the beads fell off.  lol  That's just what happens I guess.

Pinterest Week Day 1

Welcome!  Welcome!  Welcome!

I'm sure you are all wondering what exactly Pinterest Week is.  Well I saw it on Kayla Shevonne's blog sometime last year (I think) and I thought it was a great idea.  The idea is to recreate manis that have been pinned on my Pinterest Beauty board.  I had so many which made it tough to narrow down to only 7, but I think you will really enjoy the one's I chose.

Day 1: My Nail Polish Online

MY PIN HERE

ORIGINAL POST HERE

The original manicure was created using the new OPI Mariah Carey Spring 2013 collection.  Then the blogger added some fun dots and glitter.

Since I don't have the OPI Mariah Carey collection, I used the closest polishes I had.

WHAT I USED:
pinky/pointer - Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier w/ Spoiled Jewelry Heist glitter
ring/thumb - Orly Rock the World w/ Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier dots
middle - OPI Sweet Memories w/ Orly Rock the World dots

I topped it all off with a coat of Gelous and a coat of Seche Vite and got some amazing photos.  I also added the original photo from My Nail Polish Online so you can see how my mani compares.

Let me know what you think?  Also if you have any requests of pins from my Beauty board, feel free to leave it in the comments below.  I don't have the whole week planned out yet so you've definitely got a chance to choose something awesome for me.

China Glaze Four Leaf Clover w/ Finger Paints Asylum

Afternoon Lovelies!

This is going to be a short pos because I was supposed to have already left the house for my afternoon plans.  It's nothing crazy or amazing, but I think it's pretty.

Look at it!!!

Have a great day!
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Layering with China Glaze

So here is the layering I promised you.  That's all. (:

I wish it was as fabulous in photos as it is in real life.

WHAT I USED:

Zoya Ibiza

China Glaze Atlantis

Finger Paints Motley

Enjoy!

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Finger Paints Twisted

Hey Guys!


So sorry I haven't been posting.  I had to work 4 overnights at work, and so I slept all day and all weekend.  Then yesterday I went to celebrate my mom's birthday.  Unfortunately she is no longer with us, but my best friend and I went to put flowers on her grave.  We had a pretty great day.  Sad but great and full of memories.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Now I have another polish from the Effects collection by Finger Paints.  TWISTED!

 I have to say, I think this is my favorite of the collection.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe I love that it's a rainbow or maybe I love that I layered it over Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier or IDK!  I just love it.

Finger Paints Flecked

Hello Lovelies!


This one I have been waiting for since I saw the press release a few months ago.  Actually all of the Finger Paints Effects are fabulous, but I wanted to start with this one because green and black are my favorite colors.


First I have swatches of all of the Effects on a nail wheel.

L to R:  Asylum, Flashy, Twisted, Motley, and Flecked

 I'm pretty sure those are in the correct order.  They are a little tough to tell in the bottle rather than on the nail.  By the way, they are all swatched on a navy base polish as well.


I don't know why I started from the opposite side.  Maybe it's because I'm left-handed and everyone says I'm always backwards.  No matter, like I said, green and black are my favorite colors, and that's what Flecked is.  It has a clear base with lots of flakies that turn from green to blue.

outside in sunlight

direct sunlight

inside

inside with flash

I know most of you probably have all of the Effects so I hope you liked this one as much as I do.  I got so many compliments on it too.  I will swatch the rest of them, but now all consecutively just so you guys know.


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Water Marble Wednesday

So I know today is technically Pink Wednesday, however I do NOT wear pink and so that day does not exist for me.  Hence the title "Water Marble Wednesday".  Now don't freak out yet because my sister is coming to stay the night with me and her favorite color is pink and she did agree to let me do her nails before she leaves for Vegas.  And I will totally post pics of her nails as well, but for now just enjoy the pics below of some cool color combos for Summer 2011 and some unique designs.

These are all mattified with Essie Matte About You.

The two on the right got some air bubbles and then I also dropped one and it stuck to the table (lol) so it looks a little janky.

I didn't do a color base coat on any of them but if I had, the color would stand out much more so that is always an option when doing water marbling for yourselves.

What I Used:
Essie Forever Yummy
Wet 'N Wild Sunny Side Up
China Glaze In the Limelight
F21 Love & Beauty Light Yellow
Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier
F21 Love & Beauty Mint
Sinful Colors Show Me the Way
Nicole by OPI Too Rich for You
OPI Planks A Lot
Wet 'N Wild French White Creme
Sinful Colors Out of This World
Hard Candy Beetle
F21 Love & Beauty Grey
F21 Love & Beauty Jade
Essie Matte About You
Seche Vite Top Coat

I know that's a lot to handle but I did do 7 nails.  Happy Wednesday!

Memorial Day Manicure...sort of.

So, what's up fellow bloggers!  I have been MIA for awhile, but work is a lot less stressful now so I AM BACK!  Let the blogging commence!

So today is Memorial Day and I didn't get a chance to do a holiday appropriate manicure, but I did come up with this super fun stamped mani.  I feel like there were a lot of steps involved with this manicure because there was stamping and scotch tape and jewels, but it's all in fun.  Is that so bad that I can't even wait for it to chip and wear off so I can come up with something else?  Check me out!

RIMMEL, FINGER PAINTS, OPI, AVON, SECHE VITE

MANI IN SUNLIGHT TO CAPTURE THE SHIMMER

What I Used:
Rimmel Base Coat/Top Coat PRO for my base coat
OPI Stranger Tides - 2 coats
Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier for the design
design plate BM19
Avon Morphing FX over the design
Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
Then I just added some purple holo hearts.

I really hope you all enjoy this manicure.  Happy Memorial Day aka "day I don't get off work!"